Ayurveda in Kerala

Kerala is a destined place for many tourists who love natural beauty. Kerala is rich in flora and fauna.

The medicinal value herbs and plants are in abundance and the spices and paddy plantations make Kerala an evergreen land.

The beaches are clear and the water hygienic. Kerala is prominent for its Ayurveda treatment. This is preferred by many people recently as it has no side effects and the treatment soothes the mind as well as the body.

This is the only treatment that revives your body besides curing the ailment. The process may extend to few weeks, yet is simple.

Kerala Ayurveda has products for beauty care, body slimming, hair care, skin care and many more serious ailments. There are enough herbal face packs, oil massage and intake of herbal tea to enhance complexion, while there are herbal powders, juices and oil massages for body slimming.

For hair care also there are simple traditional shampoos and excellent home remedies. They recommend simple remedies such as mixing lemon juice with coconut milk prevents hair loss. Even, eggs, lemon juice and yogurt rubbed in the scalp increases the hair growth rate. Applying pastes of sandalwood, cucumber, lemon juice and honey are best for skin care.

There are many Ayurveda treatments such as Pizhichil which includes treatment of herbal oils application over the body for 60 to 90 minutes for 7 to 21 days.

This treatment is useful to cure paralysis, arthritis, sexual and nervous weakness. Sirodhara is an Ayurveda treatment for Sira that refers to head and Dhara refers to the constant liquid flow.

This is a process where some medicated milk, herbal oil and medicated buttermilk is poured on the forehead for about 40 minutes for 7 to 21 days and is good for treating insomnia, headaches, mental tension, skin diseases and memory loss.

Kerala Ayurveda treatment has treatments for every part of the body. Vasthi is a procedure that is useful for the rectum. Herbal oils and extracts are applied for 5 to 25 days and are effective for numbness, gastric complaints and chronic constipation. Sirovasthi is a treatment for acute headaches, mouth dryness and throat and nostrils dryness. This is done by pouring lukewarm herbal oils for 15 to 60 minutes everyday. Udvarthanam is a treatment done by powder massage and is effective for obesity, skin diseases, etc.

Abhyangam is an oil massage to cure obesity, skin loss and fatigue. Nasyam is a treatment of herbal juices and medicated oils and is effective for mental disorders and skin diseases. Their programs include oil applications, massages, steam baths and internal medicines. Besides these there are numerous Ayurveda treatments to cure the worst cases of health, but consumes more time than the contemporary medicines. But the advantage is that it destroys the root cause of the disease and develops no side effects.